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How Kerala Is Becoming India’s Safest Destination for Women Travellers

18 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Kerala’s Women-Friendly Tourism Project is transforming travel with safe destinations, women-led enterprises, and global partnerships, creating empowering...

Change Makers

How a Focused Administrative Push Solved Sitamarhi’s Landlessness Problem

18 April 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

In Sitamarhi, IAS Richie Pandey turned a neglected issue into a mission, giving landless families not...

UPSC Stories

From Constable to UP PCS Success: How UP Police Officer Ashish Shukla Cracked the Exam After Night Duties

18 April 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

A UP Police constable who studied through exhaustion and heartbreak, Ashish Shukla turned repeated failures...

Beyond Headlines

Mission IAS Redefining Access, Aspiration, and Achievement

17 April 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

From flood-affected villages in Bihar to UPSC success stories in Delhi, Mission IAS is transforming access...

Beyond Headlines

B. Shivadhar Reddy: The Silent Strategist Behind Telangana’s Policing Power

17 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From a lawyer in Hyderabad to Telangana’s DGP, 1994 batch IPS officer of Telangana cadre, B. Shivadhar...

Must Read

CAPF Promotion Stagnation Explained: How One IPS Posting Can Affect Constables to Senior Officers

24 March 2026

Who is IAS Sameer Verma? UP Officer Missing for Six Months Faces Departmental Inquiry

15 April 2026

Who Is IAS Sanjay Kumar Singh? Frontrunner for Secretary to New Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary

16 April 2026

Videos

How IAS Saurabh Katiyar is Making Government Offices Citizen-Friendly in Mumbai | Video Interview

16 April 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Nemesis of Law-breakers, in Cities & Forests

29 March 2026

Sharad Gupta

How Surinder Choudhary Uses Long-Distance Running to Stay Mentally Strong in a High-Pressure Police Career

20 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

Former UP DGP Prashant Kumar Faces Heat as Allahabad High Court Issues Notice Over ‘Derogatory’ Remarks

18 April 2026

Who Is IAS Harsh Gupta? Karnataka Officer’s 30 Transfers in Career Trigger Debate on Bureaucratic Stability

18 April 2026

Who Is IAS Kaushal Raj Sharma? UP Cadre Officer Appointed Secretary to Delhi LG, Known for Kashi Vishwanath Corridor Execution

18 April 2026

Odisha Forms High-Level Probe Panel After 2 IRS Officers Allege ‘Unwarranted Treatment’ at Lok Bhavan

18 April 2026

Jharkhand Transfers 17 IAS Officers Across State; Ananya Mittal Appointed DC Garhwa, Megha Bhardwaj Named DC Pakur

18 April 2026

Jharkhand Govt Transfers 46 IPS Officers in Major Police Reshuffle; S. Mohammed Yakub Appointed Rural SP of Dhanbad

18 April 2026

PSU News

NBCC Receives DIPAM Nod to Merge HSCC with Parent Company, Move Aimed at Strengthening Infrastructure Capabilities

18 April 2026

NTPC WR-I Mumbai Honoured for ₹7.17 Crore CSR Contribution to Healthcare in Gujarat

18 April 2026

LIC Elevates Debakanta Padhi as Additional Executive Director to Boost Business Associates and Re-Investment

17 April 2026

BHEL Withdraws LOI Acceptance for Anuppur 800 MW Thermal Power Project in Madhya Pradesh

17 April 2026

Canara Bank Releases FY 2025–26 Bond Disclosure, Maintains AAA Credit Ratings and Strong Debt Performance

17 April 2026

DCIL Signs ₹2,157 Crore 5-Year Fuel Supply Deal with IOCL to Boost Dredger Fleet Operations

17 April 2026

RVNL Appoints Ashutosh Gautam as Executive Director (Civil), Strengthens Senior Management Team

17 April 2026

NTPC Green Energy Commissions 150 MW Solar Project in Rajasthan, Total Capacity Reaches 10,276 MW

17 April 2026

Defence News

What Makes the IAF MTA Deal So Crucial? The 60% Indigenous Rule and High-Altitude Power Explained

18 April 2026

Indian Coast Guard Oil Spill Skimmers Procurement

Inside India’s Latest Maritime Move: Coast Guard Orders 98 Oil Spill Skimmers to Boost Pollution Response

18 April 2026

Strait of Hormuz Maritime Security Initiative: UK and France Invite India Amid Rising Middle East Tensions

18 April 2026

IAF & DRDO’s Secret Weapon Plan: How Astra Mk2 Will Transform Mirage 2000 into 240 km ‘Air Dominance’ Platform

18 April 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Big Message on AI: CJI Surya Kant Warns Advocates Against Using AI for Court Work, Sparks Nationwide Debate

18 April 2026

Allahabad High Court Advocates Act ruling

Power of Attorney vs Advocates Act: Allahabad High Court Ends Confusion on Who Can Argue in Court

17 April 2026

Indore Vande Mataram Controversy: MP High Court Issues Notice, Seeks Government Response

17 April 2026

UP Gangsters Act Row: Allahabad High Court Slams Mirzapur DM for Ignoring Mandatory Joint Meeting, Seeks Personal Explanation

17 April 2026

CSR News

DVK Foundation Launches Scholarship Programme for EWS Students at BGIS Vrindavan

31 March 2026

ECIL Completes CSR Project by Handing Over Retaining Wall at Rastriya Vidya Kendra, Telangana

13 March 2026

NTPC WR-I Launches ₹7.64 Crore CSR Project to Renovate IPD Blocks at N.M. Wadia Hospital, Solapur

13 March 2026

AAI Provides ₹12.29 Crore CSR Support to Balasaheb Deoras Rugnalay in Pune for Healthcare Expansion

12 March 2026

Opinion

Features

Ukraine and Iran: Different Wars, One Relentless Doctrine

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

Ghost In The Code : When Intelligence Outruns Justice

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UPSC Stories

From Constable to UP PCS Success: How UP Police Officer Ashish Shukla Cracked the Exam After Night Duties

18 April 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

A UP Police constable who studied through exhaustion and heartbreak, Ashish Shukla turned repeated failures...

A Son Who Carried His Family Through Crisis, Now Steps Into IPS with AIR 561

16 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From working as a watchman and delivering tiffins to securing AIR 561, Gaikwad Bapusaheb Ratan’s journey...

How Akash Jaggi Turned a Medical Background into a Mission for Public Service

15 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Akash Jaggi, AIR 747, shares his journey from Jammu & Kashmir to UPSC success, overcoming CSAT struggles,...

Social Media

One-Day-Old Rhino Calf Video Goes Viral, IFS Officer Parveen Kaswan Shares Rare Wildlife Moment

15 April 2026

Newborn Rhino Video Goes Viral, Sparks Conversation on Wildlife Safety and Conservation

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Book Reviews

India Beyond Myths: : Why 100 Ways to See India Is a Must-Read

11 April 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

100 Ways to See India by Rohit Saran transforms complex statistics into compelling narratives, offering...

The Sky Husband: Where the Spiritual and the Everyday Become One

28 March 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

God speaks to us through our dreams, says the wise woman Hami. Her neighbour Mimi has learned this truth,...

Friendship, Caste, and the Reservation Debate in a WhatsApp Age

14 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A review of Removed from the WhatsApp: A Bitter Tale of Caste and Reservation by Pankaj Rangari, exploring...